Mandatory Tree Planting by Filipino Citizens

Section 1 declares the policy of the State to call upon every citizen of the Philippines to help, as a duty and obligation, to conserve and develop the country’s resources.
The decree is issued as an urgent call upon the citizenry to plant trees to help prevent floods, droughts, erosion, and sedimentation, and to increase water supply needed for power generation, farm productivity, and domestic consumption.
The decree is issued to promote a holistic ecosystem approach to forest resource management and to prevent irreversible consequences of human activities on the environment.

Section 2 requires every citizen of the Philippines at least ten (10) years of age to plant one tree every month for five (5) consecutive years.
The obligation in Section 2 applies to citizens who are actually residing in the Philippines.
Section 2 exempts citizens who are physically disabled from the tree-planting requirement.

Section 3 allows tree planting in any of the following places:
- Section 3(a): lands or lots owned by his family;
- Section 3(b): lands or lots leased by his family with the consent of the owner thereof;
- Section 3(c): public grounds or places such as plazas, schools, markets, roadside and parks; and
- Section 3(d): lands of the public domain designated by the Presidential Council for Forest Ecosytem Management, including appropriate forest lands, grazing or pasture lands, mineral lands, resettlement lands, and civil and military reservations.

Section 4 requires that trees planted be fruit-bearing, shade, ornamental or forest trees.
Section 4 requires the trees to be taken care of for at least two years after each planting.
Section 4 requires replacement of trees if they die, are diseased, or are defective.

Section 5 establishes that the Council shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of Presidential Decree No. 1153 and Letter of Instructions No. 423 when applicable.
Section 5 requires the Council to issue these rules and regulations in consultation with the appropriate government agencies.
Section 3(d) identifies the Presidential Council for Forest Ecosytem Management as the Council used to designate certain public-domain lands for tree planting.

Section 6 penalizes any person who violates any provision of Presidential Decree No. 1153 or any rule or regulation promulgated under it.
Section 6 provides a fine of not more than one thousand pesos (PHP 1,000) for violations.
Section 6 authorizes, in appropriate cases, disqualification to acquire or enjoy any privilege granted exclusively to citizens of the Philippines, such as:
- acquisition through sale, free patent, homestead, or lease of public lands;
- enjoyment of a franchise to own or operate a public utility; or
- the grant of a lease, license or privilege involving natural resources.
Section 6 imposes additional disqualification for five years covering:
- holding public office;
- graduating from any educational institution at all levels;
- taking any bar, board or civil service examination; and
- practicing any profession licensed and regulated by the Supreme Court of the Professional Regulation Commission.

Section 5 directs the Council to carry out the purposes of Presidential Decree No. 1153 and Letter of Instructions No. 423 whenever applicable.